Mercury in Aries: Cut to the Chase!

Mercury -- the messenger planet -- is in fiery furrows of Aries until May 8. When the communication god operates through the straight-shooting sign of Aries, there’s no patience for indecision or beating around the bush. Cut to the chase and ASAP before Mercury in Aries gets all truck-driver mouth in your face! How will this affect your gift of gab? Read on!

Aries
Mercury, the messenger planet, has moved back into your very own fiery stars, Aries. You may feel a sudden urge to speak your mind but with a much easier time doing so without the garbled, underwater feeling of the past month. Now you can say what you mean and mean what you say … effortlessly!

Taurus
Mercury is out of your social zone and into your subconscious and dream sector, Taurus. This is excellent time for inducing sparks of creativity and imagination -- straight through to your birthday celebration. You’ll have more ideas than you’ll know what to do with. Carve out the time for creativity.

Gemini
Mercury -- your ruler – has moved from your career zone into your social sector. This is a fiery and fun time for meeting up in large groups to initiate new projects and plans for spring. You’ve got the fever for socializing and planning grand group outings, Gemini.

Cancer
Mercury is out of your travel zone and into your career sector. Your mental efforts are now best spent working to further your professional image instead of tripping the globe fantastic. Apply your concentration toward initiating new projects and branding your public image.

Leo
Mercury is out of your sex and transformation zone and into your travel house through May 8. You may feel an urge to book summer plans. Cabin fever is about to strike heavily if it hasn’t already Leo, so get ready to jet, darling!

Virgo
Your planetary ruler, Mercury is in your sector of sex and transformation. You can now deepen your relationship connection into the more profound and subtle realms. Just don’t let your fears of loss, comparison or competition get the better of you now.

Libra
The messenger god has left your career house and moved into your relationship house through May 8. You’ll have your mind on your partners and your partners on your mind. It’s a nice switch from all of the recent mental confusion about work daily living. Your mind is happiest when focused on love.

Scorpio
Through May 8, the planet of communication, Mercury, is visiting your work and health zone. You’ll feel this change as your brain shifts gears from love to getting things done and taking better care of yourself. Sure, it may feel selfish but it’s necessary.

Sagittarius
The messenger planet has left your domestic zone and is taking up residence in your love and creativity sector through May 8. You’ll be wonderfully mentally preoccupied with all-things pleasurable and romantic now. Instead of worrying over family debacles, you can happily turn your attention to your love life.

Capricorn
The god of communication has shifted out of your chatterbox into your domestic zone, Capricorn. This means your gadgets and correspondence piles may begin to soften while home issues take over your mental space. Now is an excellent time for those heart-to heart-talks with family.

Aquarius
Mercury, the god of chatter, has jumped from your financial arena to your communication zone until May 8. Expect your level of conversations, emails, texts and other such correspondence to hit a sudden surge of activity now. Good luck getting your mind to slow down or power off.

Pisces
The communication planet has moved out of your stars after a long and confusing haul, dear Pisces. Now through May 8, you have the opportunity to focus more on grounding than the constant barrage of self-reflective-if-not-paranoid thoughts of the past month coming off that crazy Mercury Retrograde in your sign.